Once a stellar young prospect fighting out of the famed H.I.T. Squad in Bettendorf, Iowa, UFC middleweight fighter Drew McFedries has produced some of the most devastating knockouts in the promotion’s history, having finished Alessio Sakara, Jordan Radev, Marvin Eastman, and Xavier Foupa-Pokam with crushing blows during his time in the Octagon. Although he is a powerful striker, McFedries has proven to be susceptible to ground fighters, having lost the majority of his UFC fights by way of submission.

Outside of his athletic career, McFedries has struggled with Crohn’s disease for a long time, and recently lost his mother to homicide.